Mullein, Heirloom Medicinal Herb Seeds

Mullein — The Striking Biennial Velvet Plant With a Dramatic Flowering Wand and Ancient Medicinal Heritage

Great Mullein (Verbascum thapsus) — also known as Aaron’s Rod, Common Mullein, and Velvet Plant — is a striking wild biennial with soft, fuzzy pale leaves and tall yellow flower spikes that command attention in any garden. A two-phase plant: in year one it forms a large, beautiful downy rosette; in the spring to summer of year two it sends up an impressive flowering wand that can reach 6 feet or more. The most productive and best-respected species for leaf production, traditionally used topically as an emollient to smooth skin and as an astringent. Seeds are remarkably long-lived — documented to remain viable in soil for decades to centuries.

Why Grow Mullein?

• Dramatic two-phase biennial — downy rosette year 1, tall yellow flowering wand year 2
• Soft, fuzzy velvet leaves — beautiful and tactile, striking in the garden
• Traditional topical herb — used as an emollient and astringent
• Thrives in poor, disturbed soil — clay, gravel, or loam in full sun
• Remarkably long-lived seeds — viable in soil for decades to centuries
• Open-pollinated heirloom — save seed year after year

Growing Notes

Important: Mullein seeds are light-dependent germinators — do NOT bury them. Sow in spring by sprinkling seeds on the soil surface and tamp securely. Keep warm, evenly moist, and in light until germination, which is rapid. The plant prefers disturbed soil and grows well in clay, gravel, or loam in full sun with only moderate water. Thin or transplant to 2 feet apart. Biennial — rosette forms in year 1, flowers in year 2.

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